Antiracist Supervision Training Series - Session #3

Bethel University’s Department of Social Work is hosting a series of four professional development workshops that will equip supervisors with the knowledge, skills, and effective processes to engage antiracism in their supervision practices.  

Overall Learning Objectives for the Workshop Series

• Deepen participants' understanding of systemic racism in social work education and supervision by examining how microaggressions, the imposter phenomenon, and collective/historical trauma uniquely impact BIPOC students and practitioners from marginalized communities.

• Foster the development of strategies that reflect cultural humility and that enable social work supervisors to address and mitigate the effects of racism and trauma within educational and professional environments.

• Equip participants to transition from awareness to impactful action by offering practical tools for advocacy, implementing equity-driven practices, and promoting continuous learning and antiracist interventions within social work education and supervision.

This is the third of four sessions in this workshop series. For information on the other sessions, please see Session #1, Session #2, and Session #4.

Session #3 - "They Are Not Like Us: A Deeper Examination of Collective Trauma and Its Lasting Legacy" 

• Define and contextualize collective and historical trauma: Understand the origins, definitions, and key manifestations of collective and historical trauma, specifically within marginalized communities, and explore how these traumas continue to shape students' experiences today.

• Analyze the long-term effects of historical trauma on Black individuals and communities: Examine how historical trauma impacts the well-being and mental health of students from historically marginalized communities, with a focus on implications for social work practice, supervision, and service delivery.

• Explore culturally competent approaches to addressing trauma: Discuss strategies for integrating cultural competence into supervision and social work practice to better meet the needs of students affected by collective trauma, ensuring responsive and equitable care.

Chelsea A. Allen (Session #3 Instructor) is a doctoral candidate at Columbia University’s School of Social Work. Her present research employs interdisciplinary perspectives and multiple methods to examine how Black women leverage emerging technologies (e.g., social media and virtual reality) to center self-care, wellness, and collective healing. Chelsea’s scholarship also seeks to conceptualize collective trauma, as it results from social oppression, and situates its role in reproducing health and social disparities amongst historically marginalized communities. Chelsea is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and received her MSW and BSW from the University of South Carolina.